UK Construction Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Building costs are forecast to increase 17% over the next five years, with tender prices rising 15% over the same period. in Q1 2025 with an expected 18% increase through 2030. Major projects are deploying advanced robotics like SAM bricklaying systems and Hadrian X robots capable of building house shells in three days.

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Building Radar

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

To optimize project acquisition and bidding strategies, tools like Building Radar provide critical insights by identifying early-stage projects. With Building Radar, construction firms can track these high-value projects, optimizing their bids to align with the latest market trends project tracking in high-rise construction.

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Construction Specifier

APRIL 9, 2025

percent embodied carbon savings compared to the regional industry average 28-day standard-cured compressive strength, rising to as much as 68 percent with specific applications in the building. In addition, the city required the project to install photovoltaics (PV) on the buildings roof. It achieved 52.4

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CCR Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Armstrong Fluid Technology announced that they will join other industry-leading organizations in helping create the world’s first 100% digitally-enabled building and research facility. The two-story building will have a fully integrated IT system connecting all building elements together that can be controlled by apps.

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Construction Specifier

APRIL 27, 2025

Precast concrete is a desirable material for these buildings for a variety of reasons, whether used for walls, floors, and roof panels in a total precast structure or as an enclosure system. While data centers are currently being constructed at a fast pace, they are not a new building type.

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CCR Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

In construction, it means leveraging tools such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), artificial intelligence, drones, and IoT-enabled devices to streamline processes, enhance productivity, and reduce costs. Both governments and clients are demanding greener practices, energy-efficient buildings, and sustainable materials.

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UK Construction Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Energy bills in Britain have doubled in just four years, and the government’s 2030 net-zero milestones are forcing homeowners to rethink how they heat—and insulate—their properties. With the Future Homes Standard on the horizon, poor-performing walls will soon leave homes unsellable—or painfully expensive to run.

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CCR Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

PAEs New York City office is located in a historic building on 150 West 30th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood. By expanding to New York City, PAE will advance net-zero building projects and renovations across the five boroughs and beyond on the East Coast. Agulles, President and CEO of PAE. New York City is always changing.

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Construction Specifier

APRIL 16, 2025

As the global focus on sustainability and climate change intensifies, the United States is seeing a new trend in building restoration-deep energy retrofits. buildings account for nearly 50 percent of energy consumption and 35 percent of total energy-related emissions.

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Roads Online

JUNE 18, 2025

The telematics company has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2040 and a 50 per cent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. With this model, Geotab hopes its customers can build a foundation for working through their own sustainability goals. Will Batty, Associate Vice President, Business Development at Geotab.

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UK Construction Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Key Takeaways Manchester United is building the UK’s largest football stadium with a 100,000-seat capacity on land adjacent to Old Trafford, designed by Foster + Partners as part of a £2 billion regeneration project set to complete by 2030-31. The project promises significant economic benefits with Oxford Economics projecting £7.3

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Construction Dive

JUNE 30, 2025

Read the full article ➔ Skanska nabs $303M Massachusetts bridge job By Zachary Phillips • June 11, 2025 The builder also announced a $240 million deal for additional work on a Virginia Tech engineering building. Read the full article ➔ Boeing taps Jacobs for $1.8B Sign up A valid email address is required.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 11, 2025

Award: Bridge replacement Value: $303 million Location: Lowell, Massachusetts Client: Massachusetts DOT Stockholm-based builder and developer Skanska has won a $303 million design-build contract from Massachusetts DOT to build a new bridge in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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Construction Daily News

JUNE 19, 2025

He noted that the Army’s planned military construction money will support a facility investment strategy that prioritizes building and infrastructure projects based on field commander input. Europe District is also building a new mission training center to improve training and readiness for Grafenwoehr soldiers.

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Procore

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

“The Groundbreaker Awards honor the incredible individuals and teams who are transforming the way we build, and the communities in which we live”,” said Tooey Courtemanche, President, Founder, and CEO of Procore. facility designed to accelerate advancements in precision medicine, informatics, and data sciences.

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Construction Daily News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

“Many residential building regulations are imposed at the state and local level,” said Oxford Economics head U.S. Total building permits rose 6.1% Housing building fell 1.8% Trump plans to levy a 25% tariff on all Canadian and Mexican goods. economist Nancy Vanden Houten. Single-family home permits rose 1.8%

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Stok

MAY 22, 2025

With our targets now published on the SBTi’s Target Dashboard , Stok proudly commits to the following decarbonization milestones: Emissions reduction Near term: Reduce scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 42% by 2030 from a 2023 year and measure and reduce our scope 3 emissions. Long term: Reach net-zero by 2050.

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The Construction Index

JULY 20, 2025

However, the preliminary evidence from these audits suggests that a majority of properties that have had solid wall insulation measures under these schemes have not had these installed to the appropriate standard. This scale of non-compliance is unacceptable and consumers will understandably be concerned.”

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Construction Dive

JUNE 18, 2025

Deep Dive Opinion Library Events Press Releases Topics Sign up Search Sign up Search Commercial Corporate News Economy Infrastructure Labor Safety Tech Sustainability Legal/Regs An article from Dive Brief Startup JetZero to build $4.7B The startup is building a $4.7 billion factory in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Plant & Civil Engineer

JUNE 9, 2025

Its durable build and easy transportability make it especially well-suited for rental fleets and customers seeking reliable Develon performance at an accessible entry point.” A 2030 mm boom and 1300 mm arm come as a standard specification.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 28, 2023

Southern Water Services has started the hunt for partner contractors to deliver £700m of water and wastewater treatment works projects for the AMP8 investment programme between 2025-2030. Southern Water aims to set up a collaborative framework to deliver low-complexity infrastructure design and build schemes.

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The Pro Builder

JANUARY 17, 2024

Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office’s Advanced Building Construction (ABC) Initiative looks at the scale of action needed and the level of urgency required to reach climate goals that would bring all new and existing construction to net zero carbon. climate zones. climate zones.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The Canada Green Building Council recently certified the first 10 projects under its Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Standard. The projects include new and existing offices, schools, and warehouses, with each demonstrating that buildings of all types and age can achieve zero carbon emissions, according to a Council news release.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 16, 2023

The Government needs to quadruple planned spending on its new hospital programme to get close to meeting already revised building plans. A thorough audit of progress on the Boris Johnson Government’s commitment to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 has revealed serious flaws in progress to date. While the new 2.0 ”

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The Pro Builder

AUGUST 23, 2023

EEBA Launches New Net Zero Carbon Building Professional Designation qpurcell Wed, 08/23/2023 - 09:54 The Energy & Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) Academy has released a new training course for those interested in pursuing a Net Zero Carbon Building Professional Designation.

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BD+C

AUGUST 29, 2016

recently adopted a new policy requiring zero greenhouse gas emissions on new buildings by 2030. All new buildings will have to be heated, cooled, and powered without any net emissions. Starting now, all new city-owned and Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency projects must meet the high standard. . Vancouver, B.C.,

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Civil + Structural Engineer

JUNE 5, 2024

Latest Sustainability Report Details Progress Towards Water Security and New 2030 Commitments to Reduce Global Water Demand WASHINGTON, DC – Global water technology leader Xylem (NYSE: XYL) is expanding its sustainability commitments with new 2030 water stewardship goals, following the company’s combination with Evoqua.

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GCP Applied Technologies

OCTOBER 20, 2022

by approximately 40% by 2030. government is investing $300 billion to update building codes and support sustainable construction, and expanding tax credits as incentives for energy-efficient construction. by approximately 40% by 2030. Our list of current building envelope EPDs can be found here. Learn more here. .

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Civil + Structural Engineer

OCTOBER 30, 2023

New Sydney icon wins unprecedented seven awards, demonstrates importance of structure renewal to mitigate climate change Chicago (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the winner of its annual award for best tall building worldwide: Quay Quarter Tower , in Sydney.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Dallas stands out as one of the few large cities that is enforcing a green building code, with the city aiming to be carbon neutral by 2030. Over the past five years, the ordinance has been gradually extended to more building types and sizes. Codes Multifamily Housing Construction Office Building Codes and Standards'

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The Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In New York City, projects such as the Charlotte building, an eight-story condo, are earning Passive House certification, signifying a 75% reduction in energy use. Read more Energy Efficiency Environmental Home Design Energy Efficiency

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The Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In New York City, projects like the Charlotte building, an eight-story condo, are earning Passive House certification, signifying a 75% reduction in energy use. Read more Energy Efficiency Environmental Home Design Energy Efficiency

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BD+C

APRIL 23, 2014

California’s recent revisions to Title 24 contain ambitious performance goals: all residential buildings must be Zero Net Energy by 2020 and commercial buildings must reach that standard by 2030. Driving adoption of building energy codes. Codes Codes and Standards' read more.

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) recently launched the first phase of its Zero Carbon Buildings Initiative. The new framework is a precursor to the launch of a Zero Carbon Building Standard in spring 2017.

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Construction Specifier

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The new mass timber athletic center at the Oregon Episcopal School (OES) in Portland utilizes a highly efficient envelope, passive cooling, and minimal mechanical conditioning to achieve an 82 percent reduction in energy use from the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption (CBEC) baseline, with an energy use intensity (EUI) of 15 kBtu/sf/year.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The partnership builds on Bentley’s recent acquisition of Cesium , the foundational open platform for creating powerful 3D geospatial applications. Cesium is the creator of the 3D Tiles open standard also used by Google. As we look to the future, the possibilities seem endless,” Cumins said.

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BD+C

MAY 23, 2013

buildings sector has made enormous strides in efficiency over the last six years—potentially eliminating the need to build any new power plants to support growth in the sector through 2030. Standards Codes and Standards' A new analysis of federal data shows that the U.S. After studying the recently released U.S.

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